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Jan. 29, 2014

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It's common knowledge that the Pistons are one of the worst defensive teams in the league. But veteran guard Chauncey Billups said Tuesday that the Pistons are just fine schematically.

The defensive issues are a result of poor communications and a simple desire to stop people, he said.

"We do the same thing on pick-and-rolls like pretty much everybody else, scheme-wise, concept-wise," Billups said at the practice facility. "As a team, we're just not competing hard enough. Two, we don't talk defensively. We got good schemes." ...